Jacob & Sophia

Aw big eyes and big cheeks. Almost two months old.

Kyle

Don't cook me!

(Stolen from Kuya Ariel's facebook...too cute!)

Baby Girrrl - Madeline with Attitude!

Tell them who rocks Maddy!

Sara Alexis' Baptism

Cheese & I went to San Francisco last December to go to Sara's Baptism. How cute!

Memorable moments that weekend (not all good, but memorable):

1. Our flight to SF was delayed 3 hours. By the time we got there, we could've just driven.

2. Pupusas! Yum, yum, yum.

3. The Great's fashion forward hair with hairbrush

4. Sara playing the Wii

5. Sara's granpa's crazy train collection & obssession

6. Kurt & The Great's Christmas tree with Star Wars ornaments

8. The "Philtrum Incident" - the priest was asking what that groove on your upper lip was called. Little did he know that there's an actual name for it. But, apparently it's when the angel pinched you so that you don't say curse words ;)

9. Del-ish steaks at The Fish Market - yeah I know, I ordered a steak at a seafood place!

7. Our flight was cancelled for a day going back to OC. Sadness.

Cheese's Bicycle Accident

Cheese had a bicycle accident last Memorial Day weekend. I told her I would commemorate a post about her. So, here's to you Cheesey!

Because I'm actually too lazy to post about the incident & things that I've done with my life lately, you ppl should just check out Cheese's blog. And, you will know that I'm not really a complete waste of time. Only a partial waste of time. Productivity is so overrated anyway.

'Tis the Season To Get Married 1

Catherine and Kurt's Star Trek Wedding

September 10, 2006

Cutting their cake....

Our Trekkie Family

Yeah, when we find a theme we go with it...

Purr-teee.

Turkey Skies!

I promised I'd post some pics from Thanksgiving. So, here ya go! I got Eli smiling! Gasp! I just noticed I have way too many pics of Eli in this blog. Scary. I like our sunset pic taken when Chris visited us and we stopped by the beach. It looks like an "ah" moment from the movies.



Yesss. It takes this much peanut oil to fry a couple of turkeys!
James and I were on the hunt for them on Thanksgiving day 'cause we under estimated how much grease it would take to fry the turkeys we had. And, we only found a bottle of peanut oil after checking four different grocery stores. Then, Ballz goes to ONE place and finds the motherload! Life is unfair, I know.

Turkey frying! Oil was splattering all over the place. Can you say coronary waiting to happen??? Yumsies! Those are Cheese's feet in the background. I dunno what she's doing.

And lastly, since Cheesey posted what she was thankful for in her blog, I'm going to steal the idea and list what I'm thankful for:

1. Family who flies me back to California every holiday season. Besides they're the bestest!
2. Friends. I only hang out with beautiful people because I can be beautiful by association. Call me superficial whateva.
3. Being in medical school, even though all I do is study.
4. Ballzee's purse collection
5. Make-up, coats, blue jeans, and my magic mic.

The Cheese

Happy Birthday Cheesey!!!

We are soo Scorpios:

Scorpio individuals are enigmatic, strong-willed, and passionate. People born under this sign are considered to be dynamic and extreme in their opinions. Scorpios need a positive avenue of expression in career, love, and creative achievement or their feelings turn inward, imprisoned, and at times even destructive. The positive aspect of Scorpio is their unswerving dedication once their emotions are engaged. The Scorpio energy, drive, and endurance are legend. Above all, the Scorpio seeks to give life a meaningful pattern, to find a deeper purpose. Controversially, Scorpios are ruthless enemies, they never forgive an injury and will wait years to get even. Scorpio is a fierce competitor, though often they manage to conceal this from others. Scorpios file away pieces of information, facts, names and don't hesitate to use what they know if the occasion arises. Astrologers forget to emphasize how loving, generous, kind, loyal, even the gentle quality of a Scorpio. A Scorpio never forgets a kind gesture and tries to repay it handsomely.

Being so gifted, they can find fulfillment in many employments. Their inner intensity can result in the ice-cold self-control and detachment of the surgeon, the concentration of the research scientist, and the heroism of the soldier. Any profession in which analysis, investigation, research, dealing with practicalities, and the solving of mysteries are relevant, can appeal to them. So police and detective work, espionage and counterespionage, the law, physics or psychology may attract them, and they can become masters of the written and spoken word. They may be most persuasive orators and find fulfillment as diplomats or preachers and, if they make the Church their profession, their inner intensity can express itself in the spiritual fervor of the mystic or the thaumaturgy.

The Scorpio lover, the nature of this sign is more complicated. The typical Scorpio is interested in marriage and long-term commitment. To Scorpio, love is an intensely passionate and enduring emotion that may be directed at one person only. Love is central to the life of typical Scorpios and inspires many of their ambitions and actions. It is true those Scorpio men and women have strong sexual appetites and require a deep physical attraction towards their lover. Suspicious and wary, Scorpios are reluctant to trust their heart to anyone. But once they do, they love deeply. With a Scorpio, it is usually all or nothing at all. Scorpios are passionate in love, and passionate about everything in which they become involve.

The Scorpio friend, as a rule only has a few friends and expects loyalty from them. Scorpio is not a natural socializer, but will keep close friends for many years. Scorpios are loners who look to themselves to solve problems. It is often said that a Scorpio wants to know everyone's secret but never willingly divulges his or her own. Scorpio natives have a great wisdom and are often sought as life guides.

Last October Birthday

It's the last October birthday wish going out to my cousin Christopher. HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRIS!

Not Procrastination

I have an anatomy exam at 7:30 am tomorrow, but I figured I have time to blog. Even though I have nothing to say really...

This is what it's like in Illinois these days: Cold 30 degree weather. Rainy. Full of geese (at least in my school).

This is what I did today: Study in the morning in my pajamas. Ate lunch. Around three I worked out for about an hour. Then I took a shower, ate dinner for about 2 hours. Yes, it takes two hours to eat dinner! Talked to Cat (my first actual human contact and conversation) for about 10 minutes. Study. And, now I'm here. Soon I'm going to sleep because I'm not a morning person and to be up & ready at 7:30 am is a big effort for me. Yesss. Welcome to my life. You people should call me one day...but call my cell phone instead of my room first 'cause I'm screening my calls for reasons you would know if you called me. Hehe.

Happy Birthday T'Maisa!

It's Ballzee's birthday today :)

Yay Ballzee!!!!

Cousins

Random post. I thought this was a funny picture I had in my camera. You guys are sooo weird! Hehe. Tiobi, Joseph, & Eli.

Happy Birthday Tito Andy!

Like corn???

Hannah's Super 18th Birthday

Today is Hannah's 18th Birthday! Yay!!! Happy Birthday Mownz :)

The Duddy Visits

The duddy is here in Illinois for a business trip. So, last Sunday we went to visit Tito Al & Tita Azer in Chicago. I think he gave them about a days warning that we were going to come over for lunch. Oh well.

Tita Azer made fried fish, apretada, and adobo. Yummers! I finally had Filipino food for free and not "Euro" size. Anyways, during lunch we just chatted, but I was kinda tried so the duddy and Tito Al did most of the talking. And, I was just eating. After lunch, Tita Azer made me a weeks worth of baon. Yay! I love food.

Driving back to my dorm, there was this huge dark cloud in the freeway. You know in cartoons when all of a sudden dark clouds appear out of no where and then they're right above you? Yep, that's what happened to us. And then crazy thunderstorm rain happened. Like pails of water pouring over us. The duddy was driving & he couldn't see...and you thought he was a scary driver on a normal day...try being the passenger in the middle of a thunderstorm.